Hi! My name's Sam and I am a Herdwick sheep. I live at Heathfield Ecology Centre with my friend, Wilf. Apparently I was saved from becoming someone's roast dinner, which I think is very lucky! I will stay in the orchard at Heathfield for the rest of my natural life.

Sam

Thursday, 24 March 2011

Springtime

I'm loving these warm, sunny days. Spring has sprung and the orchard is getting very tasty. People are coming to visit me and I love this, though apparently jumping up to say hello is baad, very baad. But I find it hard to resist because I'm such a sociable sheep.

I've had some requests for another ovine joke, so here goes:

What do you get if you put a sheep in an oven?*

A woolly sweater.

Haa haa haa haa baa baa baa!!

Well, it's time for me to go I suppose. I'll try to write again soon, if I'm not too busy stuffing my face. I would like to tell you now that I am not fat, I just have a huge fleece.

Make a date and come to Heathfield Ecology Centre if you are looking for something pretty to plant in your garden. You may want plants to attract wildlife to your garden or to try your hand at growing your own vegetables. We have experts on hand to help you to make your choice.If you have some surplus seedlings, we will be very grateful to receive them as all profits go to our Wildlife Rescue & Animal Welfare Fund. Our Heathfield Pantry Cafe will be open throughout and serving homemade soup and bread rolls at lunchtime and traditional cream teas during the afternoon. We will also have handmade cards, gifts books and homemade preserves for sale.